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If you have been charged with a Michigan DUI there are two things that you need to consider:

1) Take the charge seriously.
A conviction for a Michigan DUI will have long lasting consequences. A criminal record can affect your employment, your future and your personal freedom.

2) Hire an experienced Michigan DUI Lawyer.
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Michigan DUI Laws and Drunk Driving Information


Driving Under the Influence in Michigan is also referred to as an OMVI. If you have been arrested for Driving Under the Influence or OMVI in Michigan and refused to participate in any field sobriety or chemical tests it is important to know that your license may be suspended. You will have to undergo a criminal proceeding for the DUI or OMVI offense that you will have to deal with in an actual court setting.


You may still be arrested for DUI or OMVI in Michigan regardless of whether or not you have submitted to a breath, blood, or urine test.  If you did take the test it may not matter whether or not the results of the test show a blood/breath alcohol result of .08% or higher. When you are arrested for DUI or OMVI in Michigan you will usually receive notice of your license suspension in the mail, it is recommended that you hire a qualified Michigan DUI defense attorney to help you appeal this suspension and to help you with the criminal court proceeding






 
Michigan DUI/OWI/OUIL Convictions
Michigan Compiled Laws (MCL), Sections 257.625(1), 257.625(3), 257.625(6), 257.625a(d), 257.625c.
 
Michigan DUI/OWI/OUIL Fines & Sentencing/First Offense:
 
Michigan Criminal Status:
     MCL Sections 257.625(11)(a), 257.625(9)(a)
 
Jail:
     MCL Sections 257.625(11)(a)(ii), 257.625(9)(a)(ii)
 
Michigan DUI/DWI Fines/Costs:
     MCL Sections 257.625(11)(a)(iii), 257.625(9)(a)(iii)
 
Michigan License Suspension:
     MCL Section 257.319
 
Violation of Zero Tolerance Law:
     MCL Section 257.625(12)
 
Vehicle Immobilization:
     MCL Sections 257.625(11)(e), 257.625(9)(e)
 
Community Service:
MCL Sections 257.625(11)(a)(i), 257.625(9)(a)(i)
 
 
 
Michigan DUI/OWI/OUIL Fines & Sentencing/Second Offense Plus:

Michigan Criminal Status:
     2nd offense - MCL Sections 257.625(11)(a), 257.625(9)(a)
     3rd offense or more - MCL Sections 257.625(11)(c), 257.625(9)(c)
 
Jail:
     2nd offense - MCL Sections 257.625(11)(b)(i), 257.625(9)(b)(i)
     3rd offense or more - MCL Sections 257.625(11)(c)(i), 257.625(9)(c)(i)
 
Michigan DUI Fines/Costs:
     2nd offense - MCL Sections 257.625(11)(b), 257.625(9)(b)
     3rd offense or more - MCL Sections 257.625(11)(c), 257.625(9)(c)
 
Michigan License Suspension:
     MCL Section 257.319
Vehicle Immobilization:
     MCL Sections 257.625(11)(e), 257.625(9)(e)
Community Service:
     2nd offense - MCL Sections 257.625(11)(b)(ii), 257.625(9)(b)(ii)
     3rd offense or more - MCL Sections 257.625(11)(c)(ii), 257.625(9)(c)(ii)
 
Other:
Commercial Vehicle:
     MCL 257.625m

Michigan Open Container Laws:
     MCL Section 257.624a
Ignition Interlock Device:
     MCL Section 257.625(24)
300-1949-VI-DRIVING-WHILE-INTOXICATED-AND-RECKLESS-DRIVING
Document
Type
Description
Section
Operating motor vehicle while intoxicated; operating motor vehicle when visibly impaired; penalties for causing death or serious impairment of a body function; operation of motor vehicle by person less than 21 years of age; requirements; controlled substances; costs; enhanced sentence; guilty plea or nolo contendere; establishment of prior conviction; special verdict; public record; burden of proving religious service or ceremony; ignition interlock device; “prior conviction” defined.
Section
Arrest without warrant; circumstances; preliminary chemical breath analysis; operator ordered out-of-service; refusal of commercial motor vehicle operator to submit to breath analysis as misdemeanor; provisions applicable to chemical tests and analysis; evidence; availability of test results; admissibility of refusal to submit to chemical test.
Section
Arraignment of person arrested for misdemeanor violation; pretrial conference; advising accused of maximum penalty before acceptance of plea; screening, assessment, and rehabilitative services; action by secretary of state pending appeal.
Section
Consent to chemical tests; persons not considered to have given consent to withdrawal of blood; administration of tests.
Section
Refusal to submit to chemical test; court order; report to secretary of state; form.
Section
Refusal to submit to chemical test pursuant to § 257.625d; request for hearing; notice.
Section
Effect of failure to request hearing; hearing procedure; notice; authority of hearing officer; scope of hearing; finding; record; licensing sanctions; judicial review; notice to motor vehicle administrator of another state.
Section
Duties of peace officer if person refuses chemical test or if test reveals unlawful alcohol content; test results; duration of temporary license or permit; “unlawful alcohol content” defined.
Section
Drunk driving prevention equipment and training fund; drunk driving caseflow assistance fund.
Section
Michigan annual drunk driving audit; preparation; contents; report; evaluation of 1998 legislation.
Section
Repealed. 1991, Act 98, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Section
Ignition interlock device; approval; certification; list of manufacturers; rules; cost; notice to department by certifying laboratory; unlawful conduct; penalties.
Section
Ignition interlock device; warning label; prohibited conduct; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; definition; liability; insurance; servicing.
Section
Operation of commercial motor vehicle by person with certain alcohol content; arrest without warrant; violation as misdemeanor; sentence; “prior conviction” defined.
Section
Forfeiture of vehicle or return to lessor.
Section
Ignition interlock device; sale, lease, or installation in vehicle; surety bond.
Section
Reckless driving on highway, frozen public lake, or parking place; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Section
Drag races; prohibition on public highways; definition; prima facie evidence.
Section
Careless or negligent operation of vehicle as civil infraction.
Section
Operation of vehicle on highway or public place; conduct as felony; penalty.
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